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Phillies signed LHP Anthony Vasquez to a minor league contract.

Vasquez hasn't appeared in a major league game since 2011 and didn't post very good numbers last season in the Orioles' minor league system. The 28-year-old left-hander needed major surgery in November 2012 for a ruptured blood vessel in his brain. Feb 3 - 4:49 PM

Orioles signed LHP Anthony Vasquez to a minor league contract; assigned him to Double-A Bowie.

Vasquez hasn't appeared in the majors since 2011, when he posted an ugly 8.90 ERA in 29 1/3 innings with the Mariners. The left-hander needed major surgery in November 2012 for a ruptured blood vessel in his brain. Wed, Apr 9, 2014 06:10:00 PM

The 26-year-old left-hander began experiencing vision problems while working out at the Mariners' spring training complex in Peoria, Arizona and an examination by doctors showed a ruptured blood vessel in his brain. Vasquez is resting now and should be ready to resume baseball activities in a couple of months. He had a 6.53 ERA in 60 2/3 innings this summer at Triple-A Tacoma. Mon, Nov 19, 2012 07:13:00 PM

Depth Charts

Utley has been ramping up baseball activities since the All-Star break and is now ready to test things out in game action. He's hitting just .179/.257/.275 this season but reportedly discovered a mechanical flaw in his swing that he thinks was caused by his nagging ankle injury. Utley could be an August trade candidate if he turns things around at the plate.

The illness might explain Harrison's recent weight loss and lack of velocity. Harrison has only made nine starts over the last three seasons including three this year. He was shipped to Philadelphia Wednesday as part of the Cole Hamels trade. There's no timetable for his return.

"He’s not going to begin throwing for another three or four weeks," Phillies general manager Ruben Amaro said. "He’s doing well. He’s in great shape. He’s taking care of himself, but he’s not really prepared to start throwing yet. We’ll see what happens over the next month or so. Probably in another month or so we’ll know a little more. Best-case [scenario] he’d be throwing right about now. He’s not ready to do it." Lee is still contemplating surgery on his left arm, a procedure that comes with a nine-month recovery period. Either way, it doesn't sound like we'll see the southpaw before 2016 at this point.

Jonathan Pettibone will undergo another operation on his right shoulder on July 22.

One shoulder surgery is bad enough, but this makes the road back to Philadelphia even more difficult for the 24-year-old. Pettibone first underwent shoulder surgery in June 2014 to repair a small tear of his labrum. The right-hander won't be back before 2016 at the earliest.

Chad Billingsley will travel to Los Angeles to have his elbow examined next week.

This has all the makings of a season-ending injury. Billingsley has had trouble staying on the field his entire career. He's made just nine starts since 2013 and another Tommy John surgery could put his career in jeopardy. The Phillies knew they were rolling the dice when they signed Billingsley last offseason. Fortunately for Philadelphia, it was only a one-year commitment.